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...missile, which is expected to roll out next year. Others wondered if Russia was hyping a long-sought-after missile that can zigzag to avoid interception or one that can travel at five times the speed of sound. Both may be capable of slipping past Washington's national missile shield, which isn't up and running yet. Pentagon officials remain unperturbed. They suggested Putin's comments are directed to his domestic audience. Nuclear arms remain Moscow's lone claim to superpower status, they note, and refreshing Russia's aging nuclear force would be a way of trying to hang...
...case, Bush gains in Gonzales not only a trusted legal sword but a nifty political shield as well. Bush won re-election with 44% of the Hispanic vote, a new high for the G.O.P. and yet another worry for the Democrats. Said a Republican: "If the Democrats want to attack the first Hispanic Attorney General, well, good luck to them. We'll be happy to take our share of that vote up to 50% next time...
...Crook in St. Louis. The teenager tied her up in duct tape, electrical cable, leather straps and a towel before driving to the nearby state park to push her off a bridge into the Meramac River. Although Simmons bragged to his friends before the crime that his age would shield him from the consequences, he was sentenced to death. The Missouri Supreme Court, however, overturned the decision, citing “evolving standards of decency” that should otherwise prevent sentencing minors to death...
...adding eight extra minutes to some episodes in a tactic he dubbed supersizing. But many of the debuts on his watch, from Emeril to Coupling, were duds, though Las Vegas has been a modest success. Last year's hiring of savvy programmer Kevin Reilly from FX (Nip/Tuck, The Shield) to run NBC Entertainment day to day could help make up for that weakness...
...rating above Bush’s for the first time. And the president’s scowling, stammering arrogance—his shock and awe that someone in the same room would doubt his judgment—might also call into question the Republicans’ decision to shield Bush from anyone but his most devout supporters for the last four years...